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Wallroda Dam (German: Talsperre Wallroda) is a dam near Radeberg, Germany.

Wallroda Dam
Location of Wallroda Dam in Saxony
Official name	Talsperre Wallroda
Country	Germany
Location	Bautzen, Saxony
Coordinates	51°7′4″N 13°58′35″E
Construction began	1986
Opening date	1989
Dam and spillways
Height (foundation)	11.6 metres (38 ft)
Height (thalweg)	10.1 metres (33 ft)
Length	200 metres (660 ft)
Elevation at crest	260.89 metres (855.9 ft)
Width (crest)	3 metres (9.8 ft)
Dam volume	22,000 cubic metres (780,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	840,000 cubic metres (30,000,000 cu ft)
Surface area	36 hectares (89 acres)
Normal elevation	259.7 metres (852 ft)
Current water level values (in German)

Construction

The dam was built between 1986 and 1989 in Wallroda [de] near Radeberg and south of Großröhrsdorf, with the intended purpose of supplying water to farms and fisheries in the area.[1] It also has a small part in regional flood prevention strategies.[2]

Recreational activities

Camping

A campsite can be found on the northern bank of the dam. Additionally, there are a restaurant and a miniature golf course.[3]

Swimming

There are no water rescue facilities, anyone who enters the water does so at their own risk.[1]

Fishing

The dam's reservoir is listed with the Deutscher Anglerverband (German Angling Association). For environmental protection reasons, fishing is only permitted in designated areas.[4]

References

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Germany

На других языках

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[de] Talsperre Wallroda

Die Talsperre Wallroda ist eine Talsperre im Freistaat Sachsen. Das gestaute Gewässer ist der Steinbach, ein linker Nebenfluss der Großen Röder.

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- [en] Wallroda Dam

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